A Pastor's Testimony, A Trip to Columbus and A Family Staycation

March 2024 Recap

Mar 30, 2024

Will you join me right now in praying for people to encounter Jesus in this season? Maundy, Good Friday, Easter, Passover… there are so many special days and opportunities to hear the Gospel. Pray that half-hearted believers would renew their faith and those far from Christ would draw near for the first time.

There is power in our prayers! I was reminded of this watching a clip of my own sermon from our trip to Columbus this month. Check it out on Instagram here and then take a few moments to pray for those far from Jesus.

This is every believer’s primary calling: ministry to the Lord. And as a prayer missionary, it my primary vocational responsibility as well. What an honor! That we can go before God, stand in His joy-filled presence, see His beauty and then partner with Him in intercession to transform the world around us. Let’s do it.

Thank you all for your prayer and support. Check out the testimonies and updates from the month of March below!

Matthew Lilley
Prayer Missionary
Director & Founder of Presence Pioneers

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A Pastor’s Testimony 🙌🏼

"Your content is fascinating and resonates deep within me. I'm a pastor in Wisconsin. I've been listening and reading resources this last month. I haven't heard about this topic much before but as you explain David's Tabernacle it seems like all these separate pieces are coming together, even from my youth."

Ministering on the Priesthood in Columbus, OH ✈️

Earlier this month my wife Shepard and I traveled to Columbus, OH to minister at Garden City Church. On Saturday night, I led worship and was able to have a Q&A session with Pastor Gerald Murphy at a small gathering of house of prayer leaders from the region. On Sunday morning, I gave a teaching about how understanding the priesthood impacts the culture. It was great trip, and it was a special treat to have my wife with me.

If you’re on Instagram, you can watch a clip of my Sunday teaching and a moment of the Saturday worship. Stay tuned… I’ll be sending out the full teaching from my time in Ohio next week.

The Latest From Presence Pioneers Media 🎙️

Interview with Aaron Custalow on Gen Z for Jesus and Student Awakening
Interview with Harvest Grapevine on Accidentally Becoming a Worship Leader
The Cry That Brings Deliverance by Jonathan Friz - Part 1 & Part 2
Mentoring Students & The Great Commission with Aaron Custalow
From the Green Room to the Prayer Room with Harvest Grapevine

Prayer Requests 🙏

Pray for more financial partners with Presence Pioneers. We need an additional $1500/month in commitments to meet our 2024 budget.
Pray for clarity on the topic of my next book project and for grace to begin writing again this coming month.
Pray for a successful recording of my first video course in April.
Praise God for a successful launch of Presence Pioneers Premium a few months ago. Testimonies are already coming in, and this has also begun to help us recoup some of our production costs for the podcast.

Family Update👨🏻‍👩🏻‍👧🏻‍👦🏻

Gabriel’s 9th birthday party - toy guns, videos games and basketball

March is birthday month in the Lilley household. Three of our six family members have birthdays! I took a week off work this month for a “staycation” where we hosted two of the kids’ birthday parties, rested for a few days, went to the NC Zoo, enjoyed some local parks and got some house projects done.